Just got done listening to Simmons and Ford on the BS report talk about next years draft, and its exciting. Ford has 7 or 8 guys as either Tier1 or Tier2 players (Franchise cornerstone or allstar potential). They also think the Celtics have the potential to get in the bottom 10 and grab one of those players. So which do you think will be the bottom 10 teams in 2013-2014?

Hyjacking my own thread because I don't like having so many active threads on the front page...

Giving it some thought, I really smell the possibility of a Charlotte trade coming. We all agree on how to expedite the rebuilding process. I think its only in our best interest to make Charlotte better. They are flirting with the idea of making the playoffs with signing Jefferson and trying to resign Henderson. Lets help them. I see a couple possibilites emerging.

1. Optimistic: We get into the season and MKG is not showing signs of a big leap in his second year. The Cats have mild success with Big Al but are in that 10-12 range in the eastern standings. Celtics offer (something like) Jeff Green & Avery Bradley for MKG, Ben Gordon and their 2014 first round pick. Hey, you can dream, right?

2. Realisic-er: Try to do the Humphries for Gordan swap, and see if they'd swap their 2014 pick for our 2015 pick or Clippers. Or try to do a Bass, Lee, Bradley for Gordon + 2014 pick.

Disclaimer: I am no cap expert, nor do I pretend to know more than GM's. It just feels like a win-win to get the Cats out of the lottery and into the playoffs (finally) and get us another near-lottery pick

The Bobcats wanted a Humphries for Ben Gordon swap at the trade deadline this season.

It could happen.

The unfortunate thing is that we'd have to wait until Sept (right) to sweeten the deal with a player like Brooks or Bradley in order to ask for that 2014 pick.

Its just increasingly convincing that any first round pick in 2014 is going to be great. Another thing to keep in mind is that some really good players may elect to stay another year because the draft is so deep, so 2015 could have some good spill-over.

**before you criticize, this is obviously a blind guess & hopeful thinking. Additional moves and injuries will dictate who wins the race to the bottom

Bucks will be worse than the Celtics.

I disagree. their ownership wants them to make the playoffs so look for them to win games. I forget what's going on with Jennings but it looks like they'll have Teague, Mayo, ilyasiva, Henson, sanders ... not a bad team

I'm ammending my list ... with ATL keep Teague, I think they're too good of a team. After watching Otto Porter in LVSM, I'm not so convinced the Wizz get into the playoffs this year.

Its really a tossup.

Suns, 76ers and Kings look to be horrible next year.

I think the Jazz, Magic, Pelicans and Cats could go either way because they have legit good talent, I just don't know if they're going to win games.

I think our team is also too good as it stands right now. I think we *could* be worse than the Hawks, Bucks, Pistons, Wizzards ... but at the same time, I feel like we can beat any of those teams with our roster right now.